You have a “good” job. You make more than your parents – possibly more than them combined. You are doing well – getting promotions and raises. And you work for a good company with benefits and a strong reputation. Why the heck would you give that up to go back to school? You already have […]
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I launched DiversityMBAPrep.com in September and it’s been a pretty “good” ride so far. Talk to any entrepreneur and they will use non-descript words to share how business is going. “Good”, “it’s going”, “things are really starting to move”. The true translation goes something like this: (a) this building-a-business thing is harder than I thought […]
Read MoreConfession: I have ADD – ADHD, to be exact. (My friends are laughing because they can’t imagine that anyone on the planet doesn’t know that about me already). Most people with ADD find it hard to sit still and focus at times, and then at other times have a ridiculous “Rain Man”-like focus on a […]
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At the end of last week, when I saw the Wall Street Journal article, “For Newly Minted M.B.A.s, a Smaller Paycheck Awaits” and the ensuing bandwagon riding about the glut of MBA graduates, I shook my head and tried to gather my thoughts on this. The WSJ explained that while MBA students are paying higher […]
Read MoreTalk to just about any MBA applicant and they will give you an earful about the GMAT – about the studying, the time commitment (it can take over your life) and the stress. Oh the pesky GMAT. I always say – it’s not the most important part of your MBA application, but the GMAT is […]
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Check out any blogs or articles these days and everything is focused on those candidates that just hit the submit button on their applications with hopes of starting business school in the fall. But are you a year away, planning to apply to business school next fall/ winter? It’s time to turn up the dial […]
Read MoreI am not endorsing the use of MBA admissions consultants. In fact, I developed this website to support candidates that weren’t likely to use consultants, but still needed the information and insight that consultants typically offer. At the same time, you are grown! You can and will make your own decisions and I am just […]
Read MoreCongratulations, you’ve been accepted to your top choice for business school! You’re excited and ready for the challenge. There’s just one hitch – the school hasn’t offered you the financial aid package that you were expecting. Well, now what? Too many people particularly women do nothing and just accept an initial offer as final. Unfortunately, […]
Read MoreWith the New Year come resolutions and pledges to do something new or different – work out regularly, eat more healthily or find a new job. It’s easy to set intentions, but really hard to resolve to not just do something in a different way one time (like going to the gym on January 2nd), […]
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